LA JOLLA — The Institute of the Americas is pleased to present a report titled,“China, Latin America and the United States: The New Triangle,” which it produced in cooperation with the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Institute for Latin American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences of Beijing. The report, released during Chinese President Hu Jintao’s official state visit to the United States, explores the impact of China’s growth on Latin America, the degree of partnership or competition with China, and the benefits as well as the disadvantages of greater economic engagement between China and countries of the Western Hemisphere.

The rise of China as a dominant economic power in the last decade represents one of the most significant changes in the international system since the end of the Cold War and one of the most rapid transformations the world has experienced. This in-depth report explores the profound impact of China’s economic growth on the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. While the impact has been positive for net exporters of energy, raw materials, and    agricultural products, the report found that it has been negative for countries whose manufactured exports    have been undermined by Chinese competition in such major markets as the United States.

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